Tipu Sultan

1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799

Tipu Sultan (1751-1799) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India from 1782 until his death, known as the 'Tiger of Mysore' for his fierce resistance to British expansion. He pioneered the military use of iron-cased rockets and fought the East India Company in the Anglo-Mysore Wars. He was killed defending his capital Srirangapatna during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799.

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Born at Devanahalli in present-day Karnataka
1 December 1751

He was born the eldest son of Hyder Ali, who later rose to become the de facto ruler of Mysore.

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Received military and scholarly training under his father Hyder Ali
c. 1760

He was educated in languages, Islamic jurisprudence, and military science, and given early command experience by French officers allied with Mysore.

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First saw combat in the First Anglo-Mysore War
1767

As a teenager he commanded cavalry in his father's campaigns against the British East India Company.

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Advanced the military use of iron-cased rockets
c. 1780

Under his rule Mysore deployed iron-cased rockets against British forces, an innovation that later influenced British rocket development.

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Helped win the Battle of Pollilur against the British
10 September 1780

He played a major role in one of the East India Company's worst defeats in India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.

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Succeeded his father Hyder Ali as ruler of Mysore
December 1782

Upon Hyder Ali's death in December 1782, he assumed the throne of Mysore in the midst of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.

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Concluded the Treaty of Mangalore with the British
11 March 1784

The treaty ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War on terms favorable to Mysore, one of the last occasions an Indian power dictated terms to the Company.

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Defeated in the Third Anglo-Mysore War and signed the Treaty of Seringapatam
18 March 1792

After defeat by Cornwallis's coalition, he ceded half his territories and surrendered two of his sons as hostages.

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Killed defending Srirangapatna in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
4 May 1799

He died fighting at the breach during the British storming of his capital, after which Mysore fell under Company control.

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